Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-07-15
A GOOD FELLOW,
The History of n Man Who rirnf.J a..
World hicttcr Than IL Deserved. s'

A NNSb 4 bUuUWt
The nistory or Man Who Tfratci ,b,
Woriu hsttcr Titan II Deserved.
Diint know Rodgers. did yo,r-A; ra.
nam NouHors. g.fs. {. which Inrilrs y n.
srM rood inaht Well. dit. aud
hvlned bury him yos. cr nv.
When i first Know ltudrcr hi ~ ID I,
young fellow of IS, unI thu iii, ~ ~
snod fellow Ind olrea,iy sott,dl ,,po,,
hln,. II they wantod tho oil tlnl,cl
swept Tor Sunday, or tho lnIl f,inu f,r
prafyer.ihee luz, 80 ilru uilen-k a kSsirers
10 do 1t. ifany sid hnnk.r iull sirl; nn,i
hankers for rabbit soup. lsmly.lS wus
q. kod To 30 ont and hunt f,r I:lu t;t!h, /.
II any OLD woinun wnntod snsS IRA, riot
aor nero,' lo'iHera wa' TIL, ruud fellow
who'd go TO thu ilu,us und wood, ON
her rrranl,
NO "iia over thought OF offering him
mono m payment ,or Ills tlnu, and IL
y only his due TO s,ty TINT IA, woul,in't
nreacccp,e litiiilvy had. lIo wns OK.
pccle,l TO iound down tho nnllhe,,ls In
tho Sidewalks. replace brukrn plunk-.
have an oyc oa tJc bridge, pi,.I ,ho
sehooihousc steps, replace TIL, bioxrn
~ I'M inthO church anu bv tho guar Ian
os all bad boys, and no ono ever no rI
him Kick. .Ifr,>s'f '>.> ~
Later on, tho oil man Jackson foil
sicR, anu wErn wii'cl,rrs wcru ru.
CURED lie cxpross'd hls ,iislro to h,y
Nodgers come to tho hou,u and stn
houHers went, put IN 5ixlu-n ,lays nnd
nights OF hnrd work; ami when III. OH
man dieu tho widow luo,ingly rXclnim,d:
oii. NJ rahnin, tut you az u iio,Iu
young mnn. Gun mover, n,ycr repay
you!"
Si.v never dld--nevcr oven ono. 0 1 him
thu value III II pair Of stociings, ulliiuu IN
She was loft $30. 1000.
Then skant Nuilcy Loo fell slok anil
died glg Rodgers lntl Just begun Ills
uuy's wufE .ns u carpenter when ono OF
INC lao 10y rode UP whh thu nOws ui.d
utluoi
And tho very last thing sho said was
Nancy always loved you. ami yo.r mist
como"
R"iBcrs wo' /, Aunt Nancy for .os To sny
thnt l'u sii6uid to pail for his ,lny's work,
although slto lufl Sl2,0 ,0UU to tho Ii, ut.,I,.
rninl ~ Huigrrs WIS ont ugnln.
h ic hI ncnrcoly Bcttlcd down tO work
when sYiliu ono discoyornL ilii,a Il iu OH
inh,f iifi cnHlno which hnd been to.ui
uw'y tor OK years ought 10 bo put iu
B ~ Rod 6,s 10 go nlle ID un. ily IN. oil
tub ul,, and his bill SHOULD 10 mid bv
subscriptions. Rudsors tlik"r.d away
ior" Week, nil leading grocer gnvo
Nitii u Dur Ut soap, unu n dry good, nun
came down with II roll OF iupe Thu
ciort TO reward HIN died nut with tnuL.
Nodsers lived Just tluit SUIT ur "a lilo
until Ia" wns iOyrars old. ii -vrnr,t nff
se'ttilg hintiiod " slt uI, within eio.s hur'ss
Lh'i ou rownrdud with u ihalik you. IL
ono Year Iie WAS inll-beurcr at tw1n "
two fniiorIls.. and sat up With fulrt,cil
dinorciit dcad people.
'hc woiko'i for phy people pn.,l
nm wpSi They gotrrudy. Whom ,k.r ri
came, q " cbk In which sUnlubvdy did mt
want MIN O. CONF GUN, n auivr, rolnir ~
tub. si0 up n,tll q curIso sutsrrbu f,,r
tiiit.,i''ni. raj roal or I,I lilo hnllt
RlSo wdays work 10 public lni, rusuinrnt
or CHARITY, Mls. NFdsers i-lL hat 10
Judgment tiny cpul,i nuL To far ufT.
III. hed' rut IL thrco weeks l,nkiny
W. Widow D.tis'S lost U ~, uugslig tuol i
fur Widow Jonkiiis, aud slit M up with
~ ..r Snilth, When udgo Ti0,li .ui,len. y
died.
Ofcoursc Ills last words wero:
~ fnll In tho eoryicc of nv cou,trv
end w mt Abraham lto.eers tv bo enl,.f
l,oss " my funeral. Will nnI Dc,l,lu,u
my Sf0.UOO To my IL, un 4 leave nv
tilflts 10 Al rshnin." ~
Hodi,rrS bossc'i Tho funeral. ITe ior-
r0w'ni nli tho cllnlrs. got tiiu singers 10.
eethor. termed tno f,urrnl I,ruccsslu
tthl ro'lc Two inll,s tn tho grave In /,
pouring ruin To st,n'i wit. uncover Il
ica". Next diy ho way IL, nn,i yuster-
day. nBf told yuu. L .u,I,uu Lu. = MIN.
Wien he'dicti ho lindii IN dnll' 1 hi Ito
ho'isc.' l.b' luti c.cc.el ccnuruiy. .l,,B
ior iry Poop o. hut hes lInL nunoS,fSliis
own li,' i'iii io,pu'l 10 lniusis' n,.,py'
ii'o SKIS, but ir wisfi,i lUil IN u
piniir collin ut tho cxLu: pUOf his lilv ,Is.
Worry luw Of his lrfciid turhlil ont, us
tn y w,.ru biley, w.tli Llrir worlc, Ho
lmh foiinca iin |, DC ssi0n, hui, IL
milo loiiy n'r Squire elders, ,.ei,euns
AMI iniErs, but Lnoro wors ohIy four
vsi'lc.eShr his. Tho c.crsym,l stAhlc,i
40 bn iff Il Hurry. uliu Ir .yr-,it.gct Nas
inlpati:ht ior u, 10 bu go,iy, ini as
sw0 ihictlinwny solnc ono reIn,t k.i.
oh. ms wiio Will get along Om,rway
wi Owy always dU.'-lDo roiv Frsc
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